Contexto Answer — October 12, 2026

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Contexto #1485

Monday, October 12, 2026

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Updated Oct 12, 2026, 3:45 AM EDT

Today's hints

Length band

Min: 5
Max: 8

Keep guesses within a 5–8-letter range.

Difficulty: 3

This band is shown with every input used to compute it.

coarse length band
archive length distribution

Contexto answer

Monday, October 12, 2026 · #1485

GRAPE

The Contexto answer for Monday, October 12, 2026 was GRAPE.

Yesterday's full result

2026-10-11

Puzzle Number

1484

Answer

DAMAGE

Word Info

Word: DAMAGE
Scrabble Score: 10
Wwf Score: 12
Part Of Speech: n
Definition: the occurrence of a change for the worse

Source verification

Sources: 1
Agreement: single
Confidence: confirmed

1: verified (0 ms)

Checked 2026-10-12T07:40:02.585Z

Recent answers

2026-10-11 — puzzleNumber: 1484 · answer: DAMAGE · length: 6 · firstLetter: D · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-10-10 — puzzleNumber: 1483 · answer: DECLARATION · length: 11 · firstLetter: D · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-10-09 — puzzleNumber: 1482 · answer: RETURN · length: 6 · firstLetter: R · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 2
2026-10-08 — puzzleNumber: 1481 · answer: EXPERIENCE · length: 10 · firstLetter: E · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 1
2026-10-07 — puzzleNumber: 1480 · answer: CRITIC · length: 6 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 4
2026-10-06 — puzzleNumber: 1479 · answer: MATERIAL · length: 8 · firstLetter: M · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 2
2026-10-05 — puzzleNumber: 1478 · answer: DRESS · length: 5 · firstLetter: D · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-10-04 — puzzleNumber: 1477 · answer: INTRODUCTION · length: 12 · firstLetter: I · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-10-03 — puzzleNumber: 1476 · answer: FOOTPRINT · length: 9 · firstLetter: F · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-10-02 — puzzleNumber: 1475 · answer: CLOTH · length: 5 · firstLetter: C · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 3
2026-10-01 — puzzleNumber: 1474 · answer: EGGNOG · length: 6 · firstLetter: E · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-09-30 — puzzleNumber: 1473 · answer: PERIMETER · length: 9 · firstLetter: P · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 0
2026-09-29 — puzzleNumber: 1472 · answer: DUNE · length: 4 · firstLetter: D · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8
2026-09-28 — puzzleNumber: 1471 · answer: TOAD · length: 4 · firstLetter: T · partOfSpeech: n · lookAlikeCount: 8

Archive statistics

Part Of Speech Distribution

N: 380
Adj: 2
V: 3
Unknown: 5

Word Length Distribution

3: 19
4: 61
5: 78
6: 69
7: 65
8: 44
9: 32
10: 12
11: 7
12: 3

First Letter Frequency

A: 22
B: 29
C: 46
D: 19
E: 13
F: 27
G: 18
H: 13
I: 9
J: 4
K: 6
L: 15
M: 19
N: 6
O: 12
P: 40
Q: 1
R: 15
S: 36
T: 17
U: 2
V: 7
W: 11
X: 0
Y: 3
Z: 0

Concrete Vs Abstract

Unknown: 390

Average Look Alike Family Size

3.3

Month Table

Date
2026-10-11
Puzzle Number
1484
Answer
DAMAGE
Length
6
First Letter
D
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-10-10
Puzzle Number
1483
Answer
DECLARATION
Length
11
First Letter
D
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-10-09
Puzzle Number
1482
Answer
RETURN
Length
6
First Letter
R
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
2
Date
2026-10-08
Puzzle Number
1481
Answer
EXPERIENCE
Length
10
First Letter
E
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
1
Date
2026-10-07
Puzzle Number
1480
Answer
CRITIC
Length
6
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
4
Date
2026-10-06
Puzzle Number
1479
Answer
MATERIAL
Length
8
First Letter
M
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
2
Date
2026-10-05
Puzzle Number
1478
Answer
DRESS
Length
5
First Letter
D
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
8
Date
2026-10-04
Puzzle Number
1477
Answer
INTRODUCTION
Length
12
First Letter
I
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-10-03
Puzzle Number
1476
Answer
FOOTPRINT
Length
9
First Letter
F
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0
Date
2026-10-02
Puzzle Number
1475
Answer
CLOTH
Length
5
First Letter
C
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
3
Date
2026-10-01
Puzzle Number
1474
Answer
EGGNOG
Length
6
First Letter
E
Part Of Speech
n
Look Alike Count
0

How this brief was computed

Hint classes: computed

Generated lines used: 0

Verification run: 20261012T074501Z

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Contexto is a daily word game where you guess the secret word and, instead of letter clues, you get a rank: how semantically close your guess is to the answer. A rank of 1 means you found it; a rank of 5,000 means your word is barely related. The game uses an AI language model to measure how often words appear in similar contexts, so synonyms and closely related ideas score best.

There are no letter or length hints — only meaning. That makes it a very different solve from Wordle: you are exploring a web of related concepts rather than narrowing down spelling.

Strategy tips

Start broad: try common, general words (time, people, water, money) to map the territory.
Follow the gradient: when a guess ranks well, try its synonyms and related words to climb closer.
Switch senses: if you stall, jump to a totally different topic — you may be stuck in the wrong neighborhood.
Think category, not spelling: the answer is about meaning, so verbs, abstract nouns, and concepts are all fair game.

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